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That's Just Not How I Role
THAT’S JUST NOT HOW I ROLE
By Doug Wooten
How many of you experience I think I can speak for many people when I say that it can an extremely difficult thing to express your love to the people who matter the most to you? Whether it’s your spouse, your kids or your best friend, there are times when it seems that you just can’t find the right words to convey your love to them in a way that accurately expresses what you’re really feeling deep down inside.
When You Assume...
WHEN YOU ASSUME…
By Doug Wooten
“What are we assuming that is informing our decisions?” If you are like me, you have discovered that many of the things we assume to be true are not true and the decisions we often make end up being bad decisions because the thing we assumed to be true was, in fact, based on a false assumption.
I believe one of those false assumptions is based in a long-held belief that a person who attends church on a regular basis is automatically in right standing with Christ.
Now For Something Completely Different
NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
Part II
By Doug Wooten
There’s a very well known saying that goes like this: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”
How about this statement: “If it ain’t broke, break it!” You are probably saying to yourself, “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. Before you make a final judgment on that thought, listen to this:
...And Now For Something Completely Different!
…AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!
I’m ashamed to admit this, but when I was a teenager, I used to watch what was probably the dumbest show that has ever been on television. It was called Monty Python’s flying Circus.
John Cleese played the part of a news anchor. Every so often Cleese, as the news anchor, would lead into this segment by saying, “…and now for something completely different.”
He would then proceed to talk about some strange, off-the-wall event that no one had ever heard of before.
The Waiting Room (Part 2)
THE WAITING ROOM
Part II
By Doug Wooten
What is it about us humans that makes us want what we want… right now? We microwave our food. We pay at the pump. We get our food at a drive through window. We drive an extra two miles to avoid waiting at a drawbridge, only to arrive later than we would have (I do that at least twice a week at the Maryland Ave. drawbridge) had we just waited for the bridge to close… We want what we want and we want it right now!!!
The Waiting Room
THE WAITING ROOM
By Doug Wooten
I think it’s probably safe to assume that every person on the planet has had to wait for something. If you’re a man, then you have discovered that waiting and women are synonymous. Some of us have to wait on women, hoping they don’t make us late. Then there are those men who are waiting for a woman with the mindset that if you had one, you’d be happy to wait on her! If this column is beginning to sound a little sexist, please feel free to call 555-555-5555. Someone there will be happy to take your complaint… just kidding.
In It To Win It
IN IT TO WIN IT
By Doug Wooten
I can remember when I was just a little kid how my mom was always willing to sit down and play Checkers, Monopoly, or some other board game with me. I loved kicking my mom’s butt! At around the age of 8 or 10 years old, however, I came to a devastating realization—I discovered that she was letting me win! She had to know that it was no fun to beat somebody who didn’t care if they lost.
Embracing The "When" Of God's Will
EMBRACING THE “WHEN” OF GOD’S WILL
By Doug Wooten
Waiting may be one of the most difficult things in life to do. For years, Joseph waited in Egyptian jail for God to deliver him, Sarah waited for more than nine decades for God to give her a child. God promised the children of Israel that He would give them a land flowing with milk and honey and then felt it necessary to make them wait and wander in the desert for 40 years before He fulfilled His promise. Why would He do that?
Olli, Olli, Oxen Free!
Olli, Olli, Oxen Free!
Part I
By Doug Wooten
One of the most well-liked and often played games of children all over the world is a game we know as “Hide and Seek.” The basic premise of this game is that one person hides and another person, or people look for them. As a child, there is probably no game that could be played that holds the potential to be as hurtful as this game. Why?
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